Joe by the Book – Be Somebody
Some kids get rich and inherit great wealth, others inherit poverty. Not much to do about it. The same goes with folks growing up in Ol’ Limey, once the cultural hub of the world. Their inheritance is comprised of the sounds…
Drew Southern – Roll Down
I’ve got this ritual lately. I get dressed for the cold, pack up my bags ahead of going to work, and head on down to a little, badly lit shack to which I’ve been given the keys. Once there, I warm up my voice and proceed to…
Tomorrow’s here: CAMP STAG and Futurist reviewed
April 21, 2021
Futurist – Aries // Godspeed the Ministry
I wouldn’t dare claim that there are people rejoicing at the difficult last year, complete with sickness, lockdowns, and economic woes. I will say that it will surely help a lot of horror and disaster movies get more…
The news today: Just a Ride and Tofu Boy reviewed
April 17, 2021
Tofu Boy – Shark Attack
Indie rock is to pop music what postmodernism is to literature. Frankly, the term “indie” has long ago lost its meaning, with groups making records on a cassette player in their bedroom and Imagine Dragons all sharing the same…
Guitarmy of One – Overtones of Hercule and Holmes
The sound of the guitar is at the very foundation of popular music in all of its varieties. Perhaps, as a consequence of having heard it so often, we have forgotten how to honour some of the musicians blessed with…
I am not much for nostalgia. In fact, I loathe the attempts of big corporations to sell audiences the comfort of something that they used to love, in a repackaged form, as a quick ploy to earn a buck.
Even so, inevitably, I also end up being one of them ol’ men…
Love Ghost – Shine Like Gold
The worst crime rock ever committed was getting fat, boring, and indebted to a corporate world that never cared which of the latest trends it needed to support in order to get a buck. We have to forgive rock for getting old, but not for…
Sandwiched anguish: Lost At Sea and Mutes reviewed
March 27, 2021
Mutes – Modern Waste
There are hundreds of millions of pounds of garbage out there in the world, with the average person producing 4.9 pounds every day. What’s more, we are not inundated by things that could be easily classified as garbage at the present time…
Brutal honesty: The Roof and The Mark Inside reviewed
March 26, 2021
The Mark Inside – Whatever Doesn’t Kill You Can Still Leave You Crippled
Rock trends seem to go in cycles. Duh! If we were to identify the two main trends, though and believe me, this is oddly something I spend an inordinate amount of time on, are miserabilism…